diff --git a/src/libCom/test/epicsExceptionTest.cpp b/src/libCom/test/epicsExceptionTest.cpp
index a15b49672..53f56c32d 100644
--- a/src/libCom/test/epicsExceptionTest.cpp
+++ b/src/libCom/test/epicsExceptionTest.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static void epicsExceptionTestPrivate ()
     try {
         char * p = new ( nothrow ) 
             char [unsuccessfulNewSize];
-        testOk(p == 0, "new (nothrow)");
+        testOk(p == 0, "new (nothrow) returned %p", p);
     }
     catch( ... ) {
         testFail("new (nothrow): threw");